Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP)

Continuous Improvement through AQIP

Shawnee State University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North
Central Association through participation in its Academic Quality Improvement Program
(AQIP).

The AQIP process is ongoing, with a focus on continual improvement. Structured around
quality improvement principles, AQIP involves a set of networking, goal-setting, and
accountability activities. Through the program, Shawnee State's continual progress
and accreditation status is reviewed every seven years. The University's next reaffirmation
review will occur in the 2018-2019 academic year.

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About AQIP

Launched in July 1999 with a generous grant from the Pew Charitable Trusts, the Academic
Quality Improvement Program infuses the principles and benefits of continuous improvement
into the culture of colleges and universities by providing an alternative process
through which an already-accredited institution can maintain its accreditation from
the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association. With AQIP, an institution
demonstrates it meets accreditation standards and expectations through sequences of
events that align with those ongoing activities that characterize organizations striving
to improve their performance. Shawnee State was accepted into AQIP in December 2004.